Where does “biodiscovery” come from?
biodiscovery (English) comes from English discovery, from English Discover, from Middle English discoveren, from Old French descovrir, from Latin discoperīre, from Latin discooperiō, from Latin cooperiō, from Latin cōn- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
biodiscovery (English): biological or biochemical discovery
Definitions
- biological or biochemical discovery
Ancestry of “biodiscovery”, step by step
biodiscovery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English discovery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | discovery | Something discovered; The discovering of new... |
| 2 | English | Discover | Discover Card, a brand of credit card |
| 3 | Middle English | discoveren | — |
| 4 | Old French | descovrir | to uncover, to reveal; to discover |
| 5 | Latin | discoperīre | — |
| 6 | Latin | discooperiō | to expose, lay bare |
| 7 | Latin | cooperiō | to cover wholly or over, overwhelm, clothe |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English Bio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bio | Abbreviation of biology |
| 2 | English | biology | The study of all life or living matter; The... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βίος | life |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γένεσις | Genesis. The title of the first book of the Bible and Pentateuch as in the Septuagint translation in Greek |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génetis | origin, source |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |